Chapter 18 - JULIAN DIDN’T WANT TO BECOME THE NEW KINGAfter three years of captivity, everyone assumed Julian would fight for the founder block.
He surprised them.
“No.”
Arthur stared.
“No?”
“I want my rights protected.”
“Of course.”
“But I don’t want to run the company because Grandpa wrote my name into something.”
Arthur almost smiled.
“What do you want?”
Julian thought.
“To finish college.”
He had been studying architecture before disappearing.
Then:
“And maybe never see a hidden room again.”
Fair.
His financial interests remained protected.
But operational control moved toward a professional board.
Julian would have future voting input.
Not a crown.
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That was his choice.
After three years without meaningful choice, everyone finally understood the importance of giving it back.
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Chapter 19 - VICTORIA’S FIRST REAL APOLOGYVictoria’s first apology was useless.
Chapter 20 - ARTHUR AND VICTORIA’S MARRIAGE ENDEDArthur filed for divorce.
Chapter 21 - CHARLES LOST CONTROL, NOT HIS NAMECharles faced serious legal consequences.
Chapter 22 - JULIAN WENT BACK TO THE WALLTwo years after his rescue, Julian asked to see the chamber.
Chapter 23 - THE CHAMBER BECAME SOMETHING ELSEJulian suggested what to do with it.
Chapter 24 - THE RECORDERJulian kept the recorder for years.
